“Should profit outweigh safety? This courageous critique of civil aviation after deregulation, a whistle-blowing thriller of the highest order, offers a tense depiction of events leading to the crash of a Linea Aerea Privada Argentina 737 in Buenos Aires in 1999. The leading character’s childhood dreams of flying are shattered by a reality completely different from what he expected. As a pilot, his insistence on following safety regulations earns him the enmity of higher ups in the corporation who continually pressure him to cut corners. Soon colleagues who need to keep their jobs shun him. It’s achingly clear where the broken equipment, empty fire extinguishers and intimidated workers will lead - it’s a matter of when rather than if an accident will take place. Mirroring the main character’s dilemma is the story of a federal prosecutor investigating the case who resists physical threats to prove the crash cannot be explained by mere pilot error.” —Karlovy Vary Film Festival
WHISKY ROMEO ZULU
A film by Enrique Piñeyro
(Argentina, 2004, 105 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
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